Safeguarding

At Mosspits Lane Primary School, the safeguarding of our children is the highest priority. The welfare of children must and will always be our paramount consideration at all times.  Our children have the right to protection – regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability. They have a right to be safe in our school.

As a school we have a number of policies and procedures in place which contribute to our safeguarding commitment. All of these can be viewed in the Policies section of our website and below.

As a school, we are required by law to report any obvious signs or suspected cases of child abuse – which include non-accidental injury, neglect, emotional abuse and/or sexual abuse. We will ensure that our concerns about our children are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare. It is hoped that in these instances, parents and carers would accept that the staff acted in what were believed to the child’s best interests.

Operation Encompass

In conjunction with Merseyside Police, Mosspits Lane Primary School is involved in an initiative called Operation Encompass. The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in, heard or witnessed a domestic abuse incident. Following such an incident, children will often arrive at school distressed, upset, worried and unprepared. Operation Encompass aims to ensure that appropriate school staff (called Key Adults) are made aware early enough to support children and young people in a way that means they feel safe and included. You can find our more by visiting  http://www.operationencompass.org/

Please use the links below to view our school policies and guidance for parents/guardians in relation to safeguarding issues. 

The list below shows the safeguarding team within school and you can also contact Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership by visiting https://www.liverpoolscp.org.uk

Meet the Safeguarding Team

Miss K McGing                                                           Miss K Ainsworth                                         Mrs V Corbett

Designated Safeguarding Lead                                                       SEND & Inclusion Lead                                                         Headteacher

Assistant Headteacher                                                                        Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead                                       Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs K Owens                                                            Ms J Phillips                                                                                Mrs E Cheliotis

Deputy Headteacher                                           Pastoral, Safeguarding & Attendance Lead          Chair of Governors

Deputy designated safeguarding  lead      

Mrs A Newnham                                                             Mrs B Dorrance

Parent Governor - Safeguarding Link             Co-opted Governor - Safeguarding Link

Training

All staff, employed at Mosspits Lane Primary School, undertake Safeguarding Training annually and refresher training midway through the academic year. As per statutory procedure, all employees also complete Prevent Training every two years. In addition to this, as part of their CPD, all staff complete other relevant training, relating to safeguarding and child protection, at regular intervals throughout the year. The table below outlines the main safeguarding training undertaken by the Safeguarding Team. 

The school also has a subscription to Creative Education, which offers DSL updates and specific safeguarding training for Governors and Staff.